The great-billed seed finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. They are found in two separate general populations, one in the northern Amazon rainforest and the other in the Cerrado. They live in flooded areas with nests low to the ground. The adults express strong sexual dimorphism. Males are black with white under wing-coverts and ivory white bills, and the females are generally light brown with white under wing-coverts and black bills. Both the male and female have very large, thick bills. The great-billed seed finch has a melodious call, which has made it a target for trapping. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Cabanis, JL 1851)
Reference:
Mus. Heineanum
1(1850) p.151,note
Protonym:
Oryzoborus maximiliani
Avibase ID:
A5767214464FDE8A
Avibase ID:
avibase-A5767214
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A5767214
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 730359
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great-billed Seed-Finch [maximiliani] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great-billed Seed-Finch [maximiliani] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great-billed Seed-Finch (excl. ssp. occidentalis) ( Oryzoborus maximiliani [excl. occidentalis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great-billed Seed-Finch (excl. ssp. occidentalis) ( Oryzoborus maximiliani [excl. occidentalis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great-billed Seed-Finch [nominate] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great-billed Seed-Finch [nominate] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great-billed Seed-Finch [nominate] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great-billed Seed-Finch [nominate] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great-billed Seed-Finch [nominate] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great-billed Seed-Finch [nominate] ( Sporophila maximiliani [maximiliani]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2021: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2022: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2023: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Great-billed Seed-Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Great-billed Seed-finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Oryzoborus maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Great-billed Seed Finch ( Sporophila maximiliani) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Sporophila maximiliani
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